NBA D-League daily developments
Published on April 11, 2006 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE: The 2006 NBA Development League Championship presented by Delta Air Lines begins on Saturday, April 15 with a pair of semi-final games. Following is the semi-final round schedule: Day Date Game Time Saturday April 15 Florida (3) at Albuquerque (2) 1 p.m. MT Saturday April 15 Roanoke (4) at Fort Worth (1) 7 p.m. CT
CLICK FOR NEWS: Click on NBADLEAGUE.com today at 3:30 p.m. ET for breaking D-League news.
HORNETS EXTEND FIZER: The New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets have signed D-League MVP Marcus Fizer for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. Fizer averaged 22.7 points and 7.8 rebounds in 35 games with the Austin Toros this season.
RECALLED: Three players on assignment to the D-League have been recalled to their NBA teams. With the Arkansas RimRockers' season complete, the Cleveland Cavaliers recalled Martynas Andriuskevicius. The other two recalls involve teams in the D-League postseason, with Bracey Wright returning to the Minnesota Timberwolves from the Florida Flame and Ha Seung-Jin leaving Fort Worth to return to the Portland Trail Blazers.
THEY SAID IT: "It doesn't bother me; actually, it motivates me. It motivates me even more to see other guys get called up as opposed to me. It motivates me now. It's going to motivate me over the summer. It's going to be hard on opponents next year." ... Arkansas guard Clay Tucker on not earning a GATORADE Call-Up this season.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Albuquerque Thunderbirds and Tulsa 66ers tied for the best home records this season. Both were 15-9 (.625). The overall league home record was 110-82 (.573).
ROAD WARRIORS: The Fort Worth Flyers finished with the league's best road record at 14-10 (.583).
GAMES ON NBA TV: D-League games on NBA TV this week. All times Eastern. Day Date Time Game Tuesday April 11 3 p.m. Roanoke at Fayetteville (played 4/7) Thursday April 13 3 p.m. Fayetteville at Albuquerque (played 3/31) Friday April 14 3 p.m. Fayetteville at Albuquerque (played 4/1) Saturday April 15 Noon Roanoke at Fayetteville (played 4/6) Sunday April 16 12:30 p.m. Arkansas at Florida (played 4/2)
TONIGHT ON INSIDERS: Florida forward Reed Rawlings is scheduled to be a live guest on NBA TV Insiders tonight at 7:20 p.m. ET.
NBA G League Stories from April 11, 2006
- NBA Development League Expands to Anaheim - G League
- Dazzle aim to ground Flyers in chamionship semi-final - Roanoke Dazzle
- NBA D-League daily developments - G League
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
